The famous Predator has made an appearance at the London Brand Licensing Expo with a cool new poster for the upcoming reboot/sequel The Predator. The film, directed by Iron Man 3‘s Shane Black (who also starred in the original Predator alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger as marine Hawkins), is set between Predator 2 and 2010’s Predators. Rather than being set in the jungle […]
Titan to publish Predator: If It Bleeds anthology
Titan Books has announced the upcoming release of Predator: If It Bleeds, a new anthology book edited by Hugo Award-nominated author Bryan Thomas, which features sixteen brand new, never before seen stories featuring the Predators throughout space and time. SEE ALSO: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK Over the centuries, extraterrestrial hunters of the […]
Funko’s new sci-fi Dorbz include Predator, Alien, TRON, The Rocketeer and Star Trek
Funko has revealed a new range of sci-fi inspired Dorbz which includes figures from Predator, Alien, TRON, The Rocketeer, and Star Trek: The Original Series; check them out here… Dorbz’s Science Fiction series features an array of creepy yet adorable characters! The lineup features the powerful PREDATOR with his super-human strength! Look for the clear version of […]
John McTiernan on why Jean-Claude Van Damme dropped out of the original Predator film
Even if you are not a film buff, you’ve probably heard that action legend Jean-Claude Van Damme was initially supposed to play the titular alien in the original Predator film. So, what happened? According to John McTiernan, director of the 1987 original, the answer is far less dramatic than one might have thought. It seems the blame […]
Production has wrapped on Shane Black’s The Predator
Young star Jacob Tremblay has taken to Twitter to announce that filming has wrapped on The Predator, director Shane Black’s quasi-reboot of the sci-fi action franchise, which has been in production in Vancouver since February. SEE ALSO: Two Predators spotted in set photo from Shane Black’s reboot #ThatsaWrap! Time for me to #GETTOTHECHOPPA!!! ✌ #ThePredator […]
Shane Black’s The Predator script said to have a “wicked sense of humour”
Shane Black’s screenplay for his upcoming take on The Predator franchise is said to have “a wicked sense of humour”, according to one of the film’s stars. Predator seems to be one of those series, like Terminator or Alien, that we will always go back to — either with original directors feeling the urge to continue what […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals he rejected cameo in Shane Black’s The Predator
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s upcoming slate has took a bit of a hammering this past week or so, what with Paramount letting his option on a Terminator Genisys sequel lapse, the plug being pulled on The Legend of Conan, and the action icon stating he won’t appear in The Expendables 4 unless Sylvester Stallone is on board. […]
30 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1987
Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1987… The 80’s mark a special period in cinema for me. It’s predominantly an age thing. I grew up throughout the 80’s, soaking in some fantastic films. It was a rising golden age of blockbusters which took the foundations of what guys like Spielberg and Lucas launched in […]
From Kong to Kong: the 18 greatest monster movie scores
With Kong: Skull Island out now, Sean Wilson looks back at the classic monster movies with top tunes… It’s time for Kong to reclaim his crown as king of the movie monsters in all-action blockbuster romp Kong: Skull Island, the latest instalment in the ongoing Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures ‘MonsterVerse’ that will eventually see the great ape […]
Shane Black says The Predator is R-rated as “PG-13 is for pussies”
Technically this isn’t new information as director Shane Black has already revealed his reboot of The Predator would be rated R, but it’s always good to get updates and reassurance. Although this time Shane took it up a notch, tweeting that PG-13 is for pussies. SEE ALSO: The Predator is not a sequel, Arnold Schwarzenegger […]
